From Oppression to Empowerment: The Role of Juneteenth in Healing and Growth

juneteenth, emancipation, slavery, african american culture

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated on June 19th, the day that Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 and announced that all slaves in Texas were free. This announcement, which came more […]